Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Remember when electronic devices had that little reset button? You had to use a paper clip or something to get to it, and sometimes you had to hold the button down for a few seconds. Sometimes it made a scary beeping noise. If the device had an LED screen, all the images in the screen would turn on, which was kind of cool to look at.

On a sidenote, Japanese graphic design is where it's at. After you've explored the MKDS website, I highly recommend a thorough perusal of their links page. It probably won't take very long for you to notice that I've cribbed some graphics from a few of these websites. Most of the homepages are in Japanese with English trim, but navigation is more often intuitive than hunt-and-peck.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Over the past several weeks, I've noticed an increased police presence in the neighborhood. Evidently, there's been a rash of violence in these here parts. I'll save the race relations discussion for another time. Right now, I'd like to direct your attention toward a recent article on Shmais, where you can see some photos of my block. I know you're all dying to see what a slum I live in, so here's a shot I took over the summer.